Mystery Film footage of Lookout Tower

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Mystery Film footage of Lookout Tower

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I'm very certain this is Mara LO on Mt. Morton, out by Enderby. I was up there twice this summer and got some pictures.

Screen grab of original film:
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One of my photos from this past summer:
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I have more photos, if this isn't convincing enough!
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Grab from film:
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Summer 2019 and our mini Ogi! (Note the slats are closed in my photo above #2 and #5 windows:
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The LO now has a full wrap around deck. In this film, it did not:
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Absolutely 100% Morton Peak, Mount Mara Lookout as some call it. Morton Lake below.
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I’m convinced. I’ve been there as well.
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So , why is Castanet now reporting that is is Terrace Mtn. ?
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gordon_as wrote:So , why is Castanet now reporting that is is Terrace Mtn. ?


Guessing they don’t check the forums?
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Relentless wrote:Absolutely 100% Morton Peak, Mount Mara Lookout as some call it. Morton Lake below.


I too totally agree Morton Peak.
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Relentless wrote:Absolutely 100% Morton Peak, Mount Mara Lookout as some call it. Morton Lake below.


It IS called Mara Lookout
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Relentless wrote:Absolutely 100% Morton Peak, Mount Mara Lookout as some call it. Morton Lake below.


Absolutely its Mara Lookout recognized it as soon as I read the castanet article I snow mobiled there for years
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I know avid outdoorsmen familiar with the old lookout on Terrace Mountain and they are confident the film is of Terrace Mountain
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Happytobehere wrote:I know avid outdoorsmen familiar with the old lookout on Terrace Mountain and they are confident the film is of Terrace Mountain



Did you see the pictures I posted above? Look at the ridge line in my photo, it matches the ridge line of the mountains in the film...
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That is the lookout on Mount Idaho above Sandon in the Kootenays just up out of New Denver :topic:
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MrRusty wrote:That is the lookout on Mount Idaho above Sandon in the Kootenays just up out of New Denver :topic:


its already been posted and proven its the mara lookout
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